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Thomas I. Carlton Jr. 
Nashville City Center
Suite 1500
P.O. Box 190695
511 Union Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37219-0695
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (615) 244-1440
E-mail: ticarlton@cornelius-collins.com
Fax: (615) 254-9477
Web site: http://www.corneliuscollins.com


PositionEducationHonors
Published WorksAffiliationsRepresentative Clients
Representative Cases


Thomas I. Carlton, Jr. 

After receiving his law license in 1965, Tom Carlton worked four and one-half years in the legal department of the Metropolitan Government.  He joined the firm in 1970 and is now its Senior Partner.  He has over thirty years of experience in litigating a wide variety of civil disputes, ranging from simple negligence to complex products liability and professional malpractice cases.  He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been qualified as a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1965
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1977
Education:
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1965
J.D.


Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, 1960
B.A.


Published Works:
The Report of the Administration of Justice Planning Agency (Five Year Comprehensive Plan for the Improvement of Law Enforcement in Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee) (Program Coordinator)


Representative Cases:
Sitton v. Fulton, 566 S.W. 2d 887 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1978)
Justice and Harmon v. Angus R. Jessup Associates, 619 S.W. 2d 522 (Tenn. 1981)
Pride v. BIC Corporation, 54 F.Supp2d 757 (E.D. Tenn. 1999) (affirmed, 218 F.3d 566 (6th Cir.) 2000)
Representative Clients:
Austin Powder Company
BIC Corporation
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Hartford Insurance Group
Purity Dairies, Inc.
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Moot Court Instructor, Nashville School of Law, 1978 - Present


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers


Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation


Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Tennessee Bar Association


Nashville Bar Association


International Association of Defense Counsel


Defense Research Institute


Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce


Nashville Bar Association, 1971 - 1981
Board of Directors


Nashville Bar Association, 1981
First Vice President


Nashville Bar Association, 1991 - 1993
Board of Directors


Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, 1999 - 2002


Past Employment Positions:
National Life and Accident Insurance Company, Accountant, 1960 - 1965


The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Senior Metropolitan Attorney, 1965 - 1970


Cornelius, Collins, Higgins & White, Associate, 1970 - 1974


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